Every year before the Masters, much is made about the fact that no golfer has ever won the par-3 contest and gone on to win the tournament. So it was legitimate to ask Bo Van Pelt whether that entered his thinking Wednesday when he let his daughter Olivia hit for him on the last hole — thus disqualifying himself — when he had the lead at 5 under par.

"My son got to hit it last time," Van Pelt said. "I didn't think she would have cared about hitting it, but she wanted to hit. So I said, yeah, that's fine. If I would have kept birdieing all of them — I birdied the first four and said I'll see how many I can get in a row. If I would have got to six, I would have probably tried to finish it out just because I think seven was the lowest of all time. So once I couldn't do that, then it was just have fun there at the end. I wasn't thinking too much about (the jinx)."

A number of other players failed to turn in scores, mainly because they let their family members hit a shot, which has become sort of a tradition at this event. But if Van Pelt wins the Masters, it will only add to the mysterious aura around the par-3 event.

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Perhaps the most memorable moment of the contest came when Nick Watney aced the final hole, jumping from 2 under into a tie for the lead at 4-under with one swing. Watney ended up in the five-way tie for first with Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Matt Kuchar and Ted Potter Jr.

Potter won on the second hole of a playoff, making a birdie at No. 9 to beat Matt Kuchar. Phil Mickelson was eliminated on the first extra hole.

Watney had help on ace; his cousin, Dave Bainbridge, was his caddie and pulled the club, a 55-degree sand wedge.

"It was the right club, it landed a couple feet behind the hole, caught a ridge and rolled right in," Watney said.

Jim Furyk also was at 4 under but did not turn in his scorecard.

Cousins, children, grandchildren and significant others all had a hand in carrying bags for the pros Wednesday. Lee Westwood let his mother, Trish, caddie for him and putt out on the last green.

"Dad's done it and children have done it, so it was mom's turn," he said.

Rory McIlroy probably had the most well-known caddie in girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki, the former No. 1-ranked women's tennis player. Wozniacki hit for McIlroy on the final hole but rolled her attempt into the water.

"I just had a good deal with Rory and I get a really good paycheck out of this," she said in an ESPN interview before the round.

Gary Player, the three-time Masters champion, got a major highlight with a chip-in from off the green on the fifth hole, to get to 1 under par playing in a group with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. The 77-year old finished at 1 over in a group with one of his 22 grandchildren on the bag.

"Wasn't that nice?" he said. "I played well and enjoyed it so much. It was a magnificent afternoon, and the love of the people is overwhelming. Every time I walk down Magnolia Lane I say a prayer of thanks."